to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to push (something) against
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
a meeting by chance is preordained
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
surroundings; circumference
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
occurrence; happening; incident; event
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
overseas student; exchange student
transactions; dealings; business
lodging; boarding; room and board; boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
one's native country; land of one's birth
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy